Inspired by the song "The Less I Know The Better by Tame Impala. In which Mike and Will have a bad fight just before Will is about to move to New York, they both move on with their lives and come face to face with each other years later in a Hawkins get together where both don't expect each other to show up but Will shows up, with a brand new picture perfect boyfriend and Mike shows up with his new girlfriend Carla. A bunch of heated moments and a game of 7 minutes in heaven bring the two together to come face to face with many feelings and realities they had tried to bury and ignore. Also in this au, Jane did not sacrifice herself.

a post cannon short fic of byler. it's where mike finally realised wills true intentions towards him, and will realises that mike was never his tammy. what he felt for mike was never just an infatuation but love. love that made him siphon powers off vecna which isn't something someone does for a tammy.

After days of silence and unspoken tension, Will and Mike are forced to confront old feelings and new truths. As years of longing and fear come crashing to the surface. "I didn't ask for this."